Adventure
5 surprising things about flight attendants today
“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” Unknown flight attendant Check out these surprising things about flight attendants The flight attendant job is not glamorous. “We deal with a lot of trash —…
Read MoreWhat about the Jet Set age of travel? Hop on board and relive the Jet Age.
Get away from the hectic 21st century and time travel back to the carefree 1960s and enjoy your flight. Passengers were well heeled and famous If you were one of the lucky few to board a Boeing 707, you’d feel like a movie star. Air travel’s image was glamor and excitement.…
Read MoreEnjoy air travel with a 1950s stewardess.
Welcome aboard. When passengers boarded the plane; a stewardess would greet everyone and hand them a postcard. Since flying was so rare passengers felt compelled to document every moment on postcards with pictures of the plane or in-flight meal, to show their less lucky loved ones what the newfangled experience was like. Hang on to…
Read MoreHop on board and continue your flight with stewardesses in post WWII
Post-WWII gave us advanced airplanes and a booming economy. This combination lured tens of thousands of passengers like you aloft. Along with the growth in air travel, the rules of the business had changed. Ticket prices were government-regulated since most airlines flew the same planes, airlines sought new ways to compete. The basis of competition…
Read MoreCheck out the first stewardesses' highflying experiences.
“Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.” Eddie Rickenbacker Ellen Church succeeded. Boeing Air Transport, the predecessor of United Airlines agreed to hire eight women, conditionally, for a three-month experiment. The country’s first stewardesses journey began on May 15, 1930, when Church and…
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Have you ever wondered why authors like trains? Check out these discoveries.
“I like trains. I like their rhythm, and I like the freedom of being suspended between two places, all anxieties of purpose taken care of: for this moment I know where I am going.” Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna Funder Jessica Gross delves into the reasons why writers like trains in…
Read MoreHow to experience the allure of trains in literature.
Trains are more than a mode of transportation. Pick up many great novels and discover that trains are the symbols and themes of the books. Trains as symbols in literature give stories depth. Trains are a place where people accidentally meet, go their separate ways, take the time to think, work on something, and even…
Read MoreCharge your life with adventure – take a luxury train trip
Luxury trains take you on a journey that shines over the destination. Compare luxury train journeys to the car or air travel. When you take a vacation by car you can’t wait to get the drive over and reach your vacation stop. And air travel can be miserable since you’re stuffed into tight seats that…
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